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i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic missile e is an in.stment it's also -- it can get to be extraordinarily expensive, and so what we have to do is balance defense and offense. i often use the phrase that at some point, you have to stop worrying about the arrow and start worrying about the archer, and i suggest to the potential adversaries we have not forgotten, that we also have capabilities to deal with the archer. >> thank you. i look forward 20 that ongoing discussion, and i would think all three of you for being here, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator cruz. relative to the facilities overseas that are being closed, we do have rules as to the reimbursement to us forthe ovemenn vera facility, and issued a committee report, we hope you'll take up a showing of failure to achieve we're burst away in the way it's to be made, and it's g
i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic missile e is an in.stment it's also -- it can get to be extraordinarily expensive, and so what we have to do is balance defense and offense. i often use the phrase that at some point, you have to stop worrying...
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he called the pentagon "a big damn bureaucracy of mine -- a big damn bureaucracy." it does not sound like leon panetta at all. [laughter] the military is not and should never the run like operation. but that does not mean we don't have a good deal to learn from what the private sector has achieved over the past 20-30 years in which reducing layers of upper and middle management not only reduced costs and micromanagement, but also led to more agile and effective organizations. and more empowered junior leaders. in light of all these trends, we have to examine whether dod a structured and incentivize to ask for more and do more. that entails taking a hard look at requirements. how they are generated and where they are generated from. it could turn out that making dramatic changes in each of these areas could prove unwise, untenable, or politically impossible. yet we have no choice but to take a close look at how we can do all of this better. in order to address acquisition, personnel and overhead costs in smart ways, they have not been done before. we need time, flexi
he called the pentagon "a big damn bureaucracy of mine -- a big damn bureaucracy." it does not sound like leon panetta at all. [laughter] the military is not and should never the run like operation. but that does not mean we don't have a good deal to learn from what the private sector has achieved over the past 20-30 years in which reducing layers of upper and middle management not only reduced costs and micromanagement, but also led to more agile and effective organizations. and more...
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in fact he was with us in the pentagon. >> so he was with you. now you knew about the cable from ambassador stevens because general hamm informed you of it, is that correct? >> in a written weekly report. >> so when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago that she had a clear-eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that really a credible statement, if she didn't know about the ambassador's cable on august 15 saying we can't tchevend place? >> well, i don't know that she didn't know about the cable. >> she said she didn't. >> then that's -- >> are you stunned that she didn't? >> i would call myself surprised she didn't. >> are you surprised that the president of the united states never calls you, secretary panetta, and says how is it going? >> you know, normally in these situations -- >> did he know the level of threat -- >> let me finish the answer, we were deploying the forces, he knew we were deploying the forces, he was being kept -- >> i hate to interrupt you but i've got limited time. we didn't deploy any forces. >> the event
in fact he was with us in the pentagon. >> so he was with you. now you knew about the cable from ambassador stevens because general hamm informed you of it, is that correct? >> in a written weekly report. >> so when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago that she had a clear-eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that really a credible statement, if she didn't know about the ambassador's cable on august 15 saying we can't tchevend place? >> well, i...
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we came up with a model that fixed the pentagon. the pentagon used to have the services staffing and fighting separate wars. they would equip themselves separately. we decided to do what the military did. a joint command was created. he can come from any military service. they now trained and equipped to gather. -- togetherthe dni is the joint commander across 16 intel agencies. he leverage is their strength to produce intel products. that is the backbone of how we get intelligence to policy makers and that has dramatically improved. on the fusion centers, that is a different thing. those are local centers that have gone up to serve local law enforcement. they pull together national intelligence streams that they get from the homeland security department or the fbi with streams of local intelligence and a share it. the homelands department has tried to insist on privacy in these agencies and provide some financial support. this is a work in progress. some of them worked very well. one in los angeles works very well. other communitie
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why did the pentagon ought not to make some of the hard choices in the fy14 request, and do you expect to send an extensive amended request to the hill? >> as to why the budget went in without acknowledging the budget control act caps of sequestration, having been a service chief, i can tell you that the act of preparing a budget is comprehensive, complicated, and tedious. sequestration really did not get signed into law until the first of march, meaning when the deal was not made and the continuing resolution came due, that is when it became real. it would be literally impossible for us to have done -- we would've had to do two budgets, and that is not possible when you are talking about furloughs. the same people you are asking to do budgets generally are subject to furloughs. it was not of neglect, it was a practical matter, literally what was possible for us to ask the services to do. to your follow-on question, where we now have to submit an alternate budget, that decision has not been made. it will not be mine to be made, but i know that the decision has not been made. if we thin
why did the pentagon ought not to make some of the hard choices in the fy14 request, and do you expect to send an extensive amended request to the hill? >> as to why the budget went in without acknowledging the budget control act caps of sequestration, having been a service chief, i can tell you that the act of preparing a budget is comprehensive, complicated, and tedious. sequestration really did not get signed into law until the first of march, meaning when the deal was not made and the...
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at the pentagon than we had in 2007. and so i'm curious as to what is the justification for that, why are they there, what's their activity. because as we reduce troops by 100,000, it seems we aren't reducing the civilians and there must be an explanation for that and would love to know. tricare in terms of the prime, what is the average premium right now, do you know off hand? , ias you know, those over 65 believe it's zero. what is a -- 50 years old, veteran family -- >> around 500. >> a year. >> a year. and what would the civilian equivalent be of a family of four, same age? >> $6,000. >> at least $5,000, probably more. there u touch this and was testimony before our committee last year about the same situation, it appears that the v.f.o.'s immediately jump on it and i understand it's their job, but it would appear that that number of $500 a year versus $6,000, that people would understand that as health care goes up, no one likes it, but premiums do go up. do you know how often these premiums have increased since 199
at the pentagon than we had in 2007. and so i'm curious as to what is the justification for that, why are they there, what's their activity. because as we reduce troops by 100,000, it seems we aren't reducing the civilians and there must be an explanation for that and would love to know. tricare in terms of the prime, what is the average premium right now, do you know off hand? , ias you know, those over 65 believe it's zero. what is a -- 50 years old, veteran family -- >> around 500....
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here on the hill and understands the issues involved there and can be a very effective leader at the pentagon. john brennan is somebody i worked with as director of the c.i.a. and continue to work with in this capacity. and i always found him to be very responsible about how we can effectively conduct operations against al qaeda and against those that would attack this country. he is somebody a straight shooter, somebody who gives you his best opinion. he doesn't play games. he's someone who i think can really honestly represent the best protection of this country in that job. >> thank you very much. and i want to thank you for your forth right comments today about the sequester. ironically as what you said in your statement, it appears the greatest threat to the united states security is the united states congress. thank you, mr. secretary. >> thank you. let me mention this, after senator nelson, the first round will be over. there may be a number of us who may want a few minutes on the second round and you two witnesses have been here for three hours and you may need a five or 10-minute bre
here on the hill and understands the issues involved there and can be a very effective leader at the pentagon. john brennan is somebody i worked with as director of the c.i.a. and continue to work with in this capacity. and i always found him to be very responsible about how we can effectively conduct operations against al qaeda and against those that would attack this country. he is somebody a straight shooter, somebody who gives you his best opinion. he doesn't play games. he's someone who i...
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t of book tv on c spanch >> the pentagon held a series of briefings outlining the specifics. how are remarks from secretary hagel and general martin dempsey, it's half an hour. >> good afternoon. >> i'm announcing the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the department of defense. $526.6 a base budget of billion. this budget continues to balance the compelling needs of supporting troops at war in afghanistan, implementing the president's defense strategic guidance and sustaining the quality of the all-volunteer force all while ensuring the use of every taxpayer dollar and addresses imbalances within the department of defense budget. as i discussed in my speech last week at the national defense university, the cost of acquisitions and personnel come pension must be addressed to put the dugget on a sustainable path particularly giving the pressures on our top-line budget. this takes important steps in each of these areas. first, the budget continues to maximize our use of resources. it proposes a set of initiatives that saves an additional $34 billion over the next five years by
t of book tv on c spanch >> the pentagon held a series of briefings outlining the specifics. how are remarks from secretary hagel and general martin dempsey, it's half an hour. >> good afternoon. >> i'm announcing the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the department of defense. $526.6 a base budget of billion. this budget continues to balance the compelling needs of supporting troops at war in afghanistan, implementing the president's defense strategic guidance and...
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a little bit of what they had to say within the hour at the pentagon. [video clip] >> one of my priorities as secretary of defense has been to remove as many barriers as possible for talented and qualified people to be able to serve this country in uniform. our nation was billed on the premise of the citizen soldier. our democracy, i believe it is the responsibility of every citizen to protect the nation, and every citizen who can meet the qualifications of service could have that opportunity. to that end, i've been working closely with general dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. we have been working for well over a year. how can be expanded opportunities for women in the armed services. it is clear to all of us that women are contributing in a unpresident -- unprecedented ways to the nation's mission of defending -- to the military's mission of defending the nation. they are serving in a growing number of critical roles on and off the battlefield. the fact is that they have become an integral part of our ability to perform our mission. over more tha
a little bit of what they had to say within the hour at the pentagon. [video clip] >> one of my priorities as secretary of defense has been to remove as many barriers as possible for talented and qualified people to be able to serve this country in uniform. our nation was billed on the premise of the citizen soldier. our democracy, i believe it is the responsibility of every citizen to protect the nation, and every citizen who can meet the qualifications of service could have that...
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this commission looked at the pentagon defense strategy and budgeting and, it was remarkable, that was stood up when the president party held congress. they thought it was important to that. we helped to think about a lot of the issues. the panel was very concerned about the health and the viability of the all-a volunteer force. this was three years ago when party started changing. -- priorities started changing. we took on stress tests of the volunteer force, and i want to read a couple of finding that the commissioners issued as part of the final report. there was concern back then, and you recall this is the beginning of the recession. nonetheless, it was not where we are today economically. but there was reason to doubt recruiting and retention in the military could stay as strong as it had in previous years once the economy started to recover. some specialties and in portions of the country were same weaknesses in recruiting and retention. there was concern among the panel about the ability to recruit in the future, the 16 to 24-year-old age group -- 26, actually, the key target f
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the secretary of defense chuck hagel and his thoughts about the pentagon. bobbie is next, republican caller. are you with us? caller: good morning. i like to welcome the guest. thank you for the opportunity. your guest was in a legal turmoil about representing, was scored on a wiretap with two agents that were caught spying on america. that is all i have to say. guest: that was report it six years ago and reported again in 2009. it was a political smear. i have it in writing that i was never the target of any investigation. unfortunately, these days people who do not wish you full success are able to make charges and sometimes those charges have a shelf life. if you haven't brought it up, i would guess nobody else would have remembered it. i'm happy for the opportunity to respond to you. host: this comes from twitter. guest: the answer to that is yes. if they fit the definition of covert action, they have to be disclosed to the so-called gang of eight. the gang of eight is the leaders of congress, minority and majority leader's. i was in that group from 200
the secretary of defense chuck hagel and his thoughts about the pentagon. bobbie is next, republican caller. are you with us? caller: good morning. i like to welcome the guest. thank you for the opportunity. your guest was in a legal turmoil about representing, was scored on a wiretap with two agents that were caught spying on america. that is all i have to say. guest: that was report it six years ago and reported again in 2009. it was a political smear. i have it in writing that i was never...
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also today, a pentagon briefing with leon panetta and general martin dempsey. that is expected to start at 3:00 p.m. we are expecting to hear from president obama as he announces his next treasury secretary, jack lew, if approved by the senate. in the meantime, a discussion about immigration reform in the 113th congress. host: this morning in the washington times -- it says -- host: from the "new york times," we also see a piece this week looking at a new study on enforcement and the money spent enforcing immigration laws. it says a new report sets the stage for a debate on immigration overhaul, huge amounts of money spent on immigration. joining us this morning to get our conversation started is off and on johnson of national journal. -- fawn johnson. she's a washington, d.c., correspondent who covers immigration among a variety of other topics. thanks for being here. guest: pleasure. host: are there prospects for immigration reform, changes to the law in 2013? guest: sure. i think that this is the first breath of activity that we've seen in about six years. t
also today, a pentagon briefing with leon panetta and general martin dempsey. that is expected to start at 3:00 p.m. we are expecting to hear from president obama as he announces his next treasury secretary, jack lew, if approved by the senate. in the meantime, a discussion about immigration reform in the 113th congress. host: this morning in the washington times -- it says -- host: from the "new york times," we also see a piece this week looking at a new study on enforcement and the...
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so we've got to be able to audit the pentagon. our budget uses the $300 billion of the savings for cuts also to the ballistic missile defense program to implement the remaining g.a.o. recommendations, i think we have now 1,682 of them which would save about $89 billion. so our budget insists that we begin to audit the pentagon. that's a very important function that the congressional black caucus understands very clearly. finally, let me just say, we restore harmful cuts to the military tuition assistance program. i can't believe the republicans would cancel military tuition assistance for veterans who have fought so hard in these wars. don't they deserve better? the congressional black caucus deserve -- believes they deserve better system of we restore those harmful cuts. the c.b.c. knows they can do better. we know shared prosperity is the most important key to sound growth and sound fiscal policy system of first let me just urge everyone reject the rues now republican budget and to support the c.b.c. alternative budget. i have t
so we've got to be able to audit the pentagon. our budget uses the $300 billion of the savings for cuts also to the ballistic missile defense program to implement the remaining g.a.o. recommendations, i think we have now 1,682 of them which would save about $89 billion. so our budget insists that we begin to audit the pentagon. that's a very important function that the congressional black caucus understands very clearly. finally, let me just say, we restore harmful cuts to the military tuition...
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home of the pentagon, 19 military bases, 40,000 active duty. had a 200 year love affair with the military. i am very proud of my state for that. sure, we benefited. but my point is, from a national security standpoint, sequestration was not a good policy for the kids in afghanistan. as governor of virginia, in high and prevention. when those kinds of national policies disproportionately affect virginia, certainly i will seek -- speak out about it. but this policy of sequestration was really never supposed to go into effect. everyone knows that it was supposed to be a sword of damocles from congress to make them get a deal done over 18 months. they failed to get that done. the president failed to lead. my real objection paillasse, it is provincial because i am a governor of virginia, but you cannot honestly fix the fiscal problems of america if you are only point to cut defense and certain other domestic programs and take entitlements off the table, that is not an honest conversation. >> related question along those lines, wouldn't virginia bene
home of the pentagon, 19 military bases, 40,000 active duty. had a 200 year love affair with the military. i am very proud of my state for that. sure, we benefited. but my point is, from a national security standpoint, sequestration was not a good policy for the kids in afghanistan. as governor of virginia, in high and prevention. when those kinds of national policies disproportionately affect virginia, certainly i will seek -- speak out about it. but this policy of sequestration was really...
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it is certainly true and it has been true from the first year i was in the pentagon in 1962. it is by far the best military acquisition program in the world than it is certainly better than other government agency acquisition programs, some of which have also been involved. >> we grade on a curve there. don't worry. [laughter] >> there are seven things here that lead us in the wrong direction that i want to mention. it's a little confrontational. i do not think there is a legislative way to fix the acquisition. i do think the point made by admiral roughead is extremely important. you have to get the acquisition process, the requirements process working together more seamlessly than the currently do. that would be an important step forward. i do not believe there is a legislative design that can fix the whole matter. it is my experience and the secretary proposition which we had a drawdown that was closer to the 16%, may be in excess of that, there and what is planned for today, that it is very important to look at these two proposals. one is to cut half the programs if it exc
it is certainly true and it has been true from the first year i was in the pentagon in 1962. it is by far the best military acquisition program in the world than it is certainly better than other government agency acquisition programs, some of which have also been involved. >> we grade on a curve there. don't worry. [laughter] >> there are seven things here that lead us in the wrong direction that i want to mention. it's a little confrontational. i do not think there is a...
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department, which has the authority over security assisted and we work closely with our partners at the pentagon in a way that fit the gaps that we see. the cia, i will, you know, hesitate to speak too much about that, but obviously we have counterterrorism office and research office who are closely synced to the intelligence community and i think that given the types of things you're talking about are not often in the public sphere. i'll leave it at that. >> i have questions on two smaller issues. first, the question is, what has been accomplished in your time and what still needs to be done to strength in those prolapse? i asked because i worked in the clinton administration, we found view of the pool adds were integrated with combat commanders or talents that made good use of. second is the global contingency security, which was an extraordinary action creating the contingency fund, $300 million they didn't have all of the streams most of the foreign aid programs have. what i heard and maybe 10 correct is the administration took a long time to come up with any proposed year was and what they
department, which has the authority over security assisted and we work closely with our partners at the pentagon in a way that fit the gaps that we see. the cia, i will, you know, hesitate to speak too much about that, but obviously we have counterterrorism office and research office who are closely synced to the intelligence community and i think that given the types of things you're talking about are not often in the public sphere. i'll leave it at that. >> i have questions on two...
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in the last four years the administration has told the pentagon, the pentagon has come band they have cut out of national defense, $778 billion before they even get to sequestration. each time they acknowledge they increase the risk, f, and their dove information risk is acceptable risk. if you ask them what that means it means how many ships we can lose, planes we can lose, men and women we can lose and still have some probability we'll win the conflict if every single assumption that they make holds true. if you support that definition of acceptable risk, you need to vote for this amendment. but i believe we need to change the definition of acceptable risk and say it means this. when we send one of our men and women into conflict, we have done everything reasonably possible to make sure they have the highest probability possible of returning to the home they are defenting and the families that they love. if you support that definition of acceptable risk, you need to defeat this amendment. with that, madam chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from virginia yields back. th
in the last four years the administration has told the pentagon, the pentagon has come band they have cut out of national defense, $778 billion before they even get to sequestration. each time they acknowledge they increase the risk, f, and their dove information risk is acceptable risk. if you ask them what that means it means how many ships we can lose, planes we can lose, men and women we can lose and still have some probability we'll win the conflict if every single assumption that they...
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i will do my best for our country, for those that i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. mr. president i will always give you my honest and most informed council. >> mr. president, thank you for your very kind remarks. thank you for the trust that you placed in me. i have had the honor of aning and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. john is an intelligence professional with deep experience in our business, a public servant with extraordinary dedication. and a man of deep integrity. the senate confirmation, i know that he will be an outstanding director of the central intelligence agency. as the president noted john started his career at c.i.a. and spent nearly a quarter of a century. this is a homecoming for john. john, on behalf of the talented and dedicated men and women of c.i.a. it is my deep honor to say welcome home. >> it is a tremendous honor to be nominated to be the director of the central intelligence agency. the women and men of the c.i.a. are among the most dedicated, courage us, selfless and hard working individuals that have ever served this
i will do my best for our country, for those that i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. mr. president i will always give you my honest and most informed council. >> mr. president, thank you for your very kind remarks. thank you for the trust that you placed in me. i have had the honor of aning and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. john is an intelligence professional with deep experience in our business, a public servant with extraordinary dedication. and...
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. >> what do you suspect they might hear from the pentagon on the republican side. them to come together. >> it is unclear. ,ertainly, as you mentioned 600,000 for lowe's. i guess it have to be something like, this is going to affect national security or we are going to have to close down schools, bases in your district. once that pain comes home and the congressman can no longer defend themselves to their constituents over the sequester, especially if they voted for it, that is when we will reach that boiling point. >> on immigration, what did you hear from the congressman? >> it is not going to be easy. bringing theorsed senate bill over rather than any house rodda, which does not exist yet. that is a recognition of how how hard it will be to get to the point are you have a house product. in principle,, they are drafting it. putting it through the judiciary committee is going to be tough. putting it on the floor is going to be even tougher. he recognizes that republicans pass any kind of thing without the majority of their members on board. it is unclear if the sp
. >> what do you suspect they might hear from the pentagon on the republican side. them to come together. >> it is unclear. ,ertainly, as you mentioned 600,000 for lowe's. i guess it have to be something like, this is going to affect national security or we are going to have to close down schools, bases in your district. once that pain comes home and the congressman can no longer defend themselves to their constituents over the sequester, especially if they voted for it, that is...
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away from comments from defense secretary chuck hagel to discuss this could challenge is based in the pentagon. we will have those remarks as soon as they begin. earlier today, remarks from the senior white house advisor discussing policy, politics, and the news of the day. >> the president's budget will come out wednesday april 10. they are behind, there is every budget, ryan budget, so what will the president's budget tell us, why is it important? >> i do not think it will come as a big surprise. our fiscal discussions have been very clear about what he wants to do in terms of creating jobs and growing economy and how we deal with the deficit. what it does do is provide a detailed roadmap of how we are going to do things, like, provide more jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges, in scenting manufacturing jobs coming back to the united states. our fiscal policies are well known, they have been well talked about, they have been put on the web. the reason the budget is delayed is because we did not know -- our budgeted different from congresses. how you found every program. late on newry year's
away from comments from defense secretary chuck hagel to discuss this could challenge is based in the pentagon. we will have those remarks as soon as they begin. earlier today, remarks from the senior white house advisor discussing policy, politics, and the news of the day. >> the president's budget will come out wednesday april 10. they are behind, there is every budget, ryan budget, so what will the president's budget tell us, why is it important? >> i do not think it will come as...
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the bin laden operation, and he also sat in in many sensitive meetings and discussions i had in the pentagon. i want you to know that he has never told a soul what he heard. [laughter] he is definitely not a a leaker -- at least according to that definition of the word. [laughter] you have heard of the movie "zero dark 30." the producer is considering a sequel called "zero bark 30." it has been 50 years of public service, and i will and always cherish the deep and lasting friendships that i have made in washington. and i am extremely grateful that so many of those friends could be here this afternoon. i have spent a long time in this town. as the son of immigrants, as the president pointed out, i have truly lived the american dream. being an italian-american, in congress, at senior levels in the executive branch, it has been for me a very unique experience. i have never lost my awe by the sight of the capitol and the white house at night. it is still a very special experience. i remember when i was first elected to the house of representatives, there was a member that the president may recal
the bin laden operation, and he also sat in in many sensitive meetings and discussions i had in the pentagon. i want you to know that he has never told a soul what he heard. [laughter] he is definitely not a a leaker -- at least according to that definition of the word. [laughter] you have heard of the movie "zero dark 30." the producer is considering a sequel called "zero bark 30." it has been 50 years of public service, and i will and always cherish the deep and lasting...
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reporter,t pentagon tom has travel to iraq and afghanistan and has been embed with u.s. marines and soldiers. he previously spent nine years as a reporter at "the baltimore sun." it is now my pleasure to introduce william mcraven, a u.s. navy admiral that has served on the u.s. operations command since august 2011 and previously on the joint special operations command and special operations command europe. a mastermind with an excellent them of the bin laden raid, admiral briefed the president during the operation in real afghanistan. he was portrayed in the movie thirty."k he is portrayed by the actor christopher stanley. there is an uncanny resemblance. he does not speak publicly that often which is probably a corporate given his role, but i was there when he was interviewed last summer in aspen from wolf blood search and spoke last november. we are fortunate he is making an appearance here and addressing special ops. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. i want to thank the wilson center and npr for giving me the opportunity to talk about speci
reporter,t pentagon tom has travel to iraq and afghanistan and has been embed with u.s. marines and soldiers. he previously spent nine years as a reporter at "the baltimore sun." it is now my pleasure to introduce william mcraven, a u.s. navy admiral that has served on the u.s. operations command since august 2011 and previously on the joint special operations command and special operations command europe. a mastermind with an excellent them of the bin laden raid, admiral briefed the...
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turf protection is a great motivator on the capitol hill and the pentagon. it may have more to do with that, the rice bowl syndrome. we even have that at the wilson center. we're trying to break down the silos and have a horizontal structure, which is what all waters nichols did. tot is what he is referring in the 1980's. this combined and leverage all of the services. that is what the 2004 law was intended to do. none of this works perfectly, but working better. in response to your question, at least as i see it, and i am the raised to one -- to raise the question, why is he the enemy, i think we need to do a much better job of explaining what we do. not just domestically, although i think that matters, but internationally. the goal is to persuade the kid not to strap on a suicide best. we have to project bellevue's better, especially the rule of ject our-- pro values better. operations special has a major role to play in the a strategy that also includes surge in diplomacy and development. those are part of the power that can win at more hearts and minds t
turf protection is a great motivator on the capitol hill and the pentagon. it may have more to do with that, the rice bowl syndrome. we even have that at the wilson center. we're trying to break down the silos and have a horizontal structure, which is what all waters nichols did. tot is what he is referring in the 1980's. this combined and leverage all of the services. that is what the 2004 law was intended to do. none of this works perfectly, but working better. in response to your question,...
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qaeda thatt was al hit the world trade center and the pentagon down the street from here. al qaeda is the enemy and before 9/11, al qaeda was the enemy. as chairman of the homeland security committee, i want to make sure that never happens again. . know you share that as well it gives congress and the american people great pause because there is no good outcome here. there is no good side. assad is the actor who used chemical weapons, no question. but who were the rebel forces? who are they? i ask that in my greetings all the time. and everytime i get briefed on this it gets worse and worse. the majority now are radical islamists pouring in from all over the world. to syria for the fight. and my concern is that any strike against this regime, as bad as it is, will empower these radical extremists. before.ave seen this we have seen it in afghanistan. we saw what happened in egypt, in libya, and what the arab spring has brought us. they have filled the vacuum. the vacuum when the assad regime falls, which we know it will. who will fill that vacuum? are the extremists going t
qaeda thatt was al hit the world trade center and the pentagon down the street from here. al qaeda is the enemy and before 9/11, al qaeda was the enemy. as chairman of the homeland security committee, i want to make sure that never happens again. . know you share that as well it gives congress and the american people great pause because there is no good outcome here. there is no good side. assad is the actor who used chemical weapons, no question. but who were the rebel forces? who are they? i...
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officials in the pentagon have nsulted with a radical islamist who -- radical atheist who called christians an enemy. he's calling on chaplains who share their faith with service members claiming that speaking about our christian faith constitutes unconstitutional religious proselytizing. this is an affront to our civil liberties and demeaning to this nation that's always believed in the first amendment freedom of self-expression. religious freedom is an integral part of america's greatness and has been a pillar of our nation from the very beginning. we must remain firmly committed to defending religious freedom. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. forbes: i thank the gentleman for his hard work in this area, for being with us tonight. we heard to to mr. walberg mention patrick henry and from the state that patrick henry came from, my good friend rob wittman, thank you for being here and your fight in all this. mr. wittman: thank you, representative forbes. i want to thank you for your leadership on the congressional prayer caucus, making sure we got together today to recognize the importance of to
officials in the pentagon have nsulted with a radical islamist who -- radical atheist who called christians an enemy. he's calling on chaplains who share their faith with service members claiming that speaking about our christian faith constitutes unconstitutional religious proselytizing. this is an affront to our civil liberties and demeaning to this nation that's always believed in the first amendment freedom of self-expression. religious freedom is an integral part of america's greatness and...
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he spoke at the pentagon with britain's defense secretary. this is just over 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary ham and i completed a session regarding our countries to common interest. i would like to say thank you to him and uk strong partnership with the u.s. and french it. friendship. at a meeting that was re- american ande british leadership in world war revolved discussion around our continued relationship and partnership. our history of being allied in defense of common interest and tomon values continues strengthen the relationship of our two militaries. the discussion that we have had today which we will continue this evening before our shared desire and deepen our defense operation in the face of a very complex and unpredictable global security. i discussed with him i recent trip to the middle east and highlighted made challenges to our shared interest in that combustible region of the world, .ncluding iran and syria i also expressed appreciation for the contribution and sacrifice of british forces for international efforts du
he spoke at the pentagon with britain's defense secretary. this is just over 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. secretary ham and i completed a session regarding our countries to common interest. i would like to say thank you to him and uk strong partnership with the u.s. and french it. friendship. at a meeting that was re- american ande british leadership in world war revolved discussion around our continued relationship and partnership. our history of being allied in defense of common...
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the pentagon said today that there may be as many as 70 sexual assaults a day in the military. up by 35% during your term in office. and also that many sexual assaults may not be reported, in fact. given what we know about an air force officer in charge of preventing sexual assault recently being charged with sexual assault and also the recent cases of a couple of air force generals who have set aside convictions of instances of sexual assault, can you speak to the culture of the u.s. military that may be at play here and talk about your response to that and what you can do going forward to improve things? and if i may, i would ask you, yes you said that if north korea does not change its behavior we will make them pay. i wondered if could you elaborate on that comment a little bit. thank you. >> let's start with the principle that sexual assault is not -- is an outrage, it is a crime, that's true for society at large and if it's happening inside our military, then whoever carries it out is betraying the uniform that they're wearing. and they may consider themselves patriots bu
the pentagon said today that there may be as many as 70 sexual assaults a day in the military. up by 35% during your term in office. and also that many sexual assaults may not be reported, in fact. given what we know about an air force officer in charge of preventing sexual assault recently being charged with sexual assault and also the recent cases of a couple of air force generals who have set aside convictions of instances of sexual assault, can you speak to the culture of the u.s. military...
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we are home to the pentagon, the cia, the intelligence community, we have the world's largest naval base. we have hundreds of government installations scattered throughout our district. we have thousands of acres of federal land that partially means we have a bit of a national security bull's-eye on our back. it also means that when there theissues involving unauthorized disclosure of national defense and information which i will talk about in a second is a much broader group of classified information that my district is just sort of the obvious place to bring the investigation. just a bit of context. that is why we are frequently involved in these cases. think context in terms of numbers is helpful. the numbers are not as large as some of the numbers thrown out in terms of the collection system. in the average year, the justice department brings between the the and 75,000 investigations. years, the five justice department has conservatively opened 250, 300 50,000 investigations. against that backdrop, there have been a half dozen or so investigations into allegations of the unauthorized
we are home to the pentagon, the cia, the intelligence community, we have the world's largest naval base. we have hundreds of government installations scattered throughout our district. we have thousands of acres of federal land that partially means we have a bit of a national security bull's-eye on our back. it also means that when there theissues involving unauthorized disclosure of national defense and information which i will talk about in a second is a much broader group of classified...
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today i am honored to welcome the minister to the pentagon. we have just completed a very productive meeting covering the full range of issues facing the u.s.-japan alliance including north korea's destabilizing behavior, threats to maritime security, and our insured efforts to enhance postured capabilities to respond to the 21st century challenges. >> in the course of our discussions the minister and i reaffirmed that the u.s.-japan alliance is the cornerstone of security and prosperity. japanese]ng in >> our focus here today is on our defense. i should note that the united states renounces to asia. taken stepsons are to economic and look ties -- including progress towards japan joining the trans-pacific partnership trading negotiations. >> strengthening our security alliance is also critical to achieving the goal of the u.s. rebalance enhancing prosperity and promoting peace and stability in the region. >> the most obvious threat to stability in the region is the provocative behavior of north korea. [japanese translation] we agreed that cont
today i am honored to welcome the minister to the pentagon. we have just completed a very productive meeting covering the full range of issues facing the u.s.-japan alliance including north korea's destabilizing behavior, threats to maritime security, and our insured efforts to enhance postured capabilities to respond to the 21st century challenges. >> in the course of our discussions the minister and i reaffirmed that the u.s.-japan alliance is the cornerstone of security and prosperity....
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i will always do my best for our country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. thank you very much. bid>> thank you for your very kd remarks and the trust you placed in me when asked me to be acting director twice. i have the honor of knowing and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. we have worked particularly closely the last three years. john brennan is an intelligence professional with deep experience in our business. and public servants with extraordinary dedication. a man of deep integrity. with senate confirmation i know he will be in all standing director of the central intelligence agency. john started his career at the cia and spent nearly a quarter century. this is a homecoming. on behalf of the talented and dedicated men and women of cia, it is my deep honor to say "welcome home." >> mr. president, it is a tremendous honor to be nominated to be the director of the central intelligence agency. the women and men of the cia are among the most dedicated, courageous, selfless, and har
i will always do my best for our country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of our citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. thank you very much. bid>> thank you for your very kd remarks and the trust you placed in me when asked me to be acting director twice. i have the honor of knowing and working with john brennan for the last 20 years. we have worked particularly closely the last three years. john brennan is an intelligence professional with...
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you can build a pentagon three times in that time frame. it's time that -- to pass a budget out of the united states senate and senator reid should not be paid until it's done. the house has acted responsibly. we have met our deadlines, we have set our priorities, i was part of the house budget committee when we put together budgets that try to get our out-of-control spending under control and rein in our $16 trillion in debt. the sfat has not acted one time in that time frame. it's time to make the hard choices and do the work necessary to restore fiscal responsibility to washington. it's time for senator reid to pass a budget or withhold his paycheck. thank you, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. we'll have order in the chamber, please. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >>
you can build a pentagon three times in that time frame. it's time that -- to pass a budget out of the united states senate and senator reid should not be paid until it's done. the house has acted responsibly. we have met our deadlines, we have set our priorities, i was part of the house budget committee when we put together budgets that try to get our out-of-control spending under control and rein in our $16 trillion in debt. the sfat has not acted one time in that time frame. it's time to...
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why did the pentagon choose now to release the report? monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula and lovery closely. it is a very serious situation. we will continue to monitor it very carefully. in response to your second question, we produced the report in part because we have to. provides forw that these reports to be published. wish i to publish them on time every year. to publish them on time every year. sometimes it has been late. tore putting this out congress as soon as possible. >> thank you. you said that china has been looking at the military budget. 20may be even closed 18% 220to %. have you spoken with the allies o are afraidn wh oar of china's activities? >> with respect your first question, we are monitoring very carefully the military and applications for opportunities to cooperate with china and a bilateral context. this is part and parcel of this report is all about. consult and top with partners in the region. it is part of the conversation. we talked about and describe china's bilateral military interactions wit
why did the pentagon choose now to release the report? monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula and lovery closely. it is a very serious situation. we will continue to monitor it very carefully. in response to your second question, we produced the report in part because we have to. provides forw that these reports to be published. wish i to publish them on time every year. to publish them on time every year. sometimes it has been late. tore putting this out congress as soon as possible....
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general prioritization away from consideration of large-scale ground operations now going on inside the pentagon for a variety of reasons. there is war weariness. there is resource challenges, etc. that is competing with this idea that we have become a custom to war a contingency focused. dispensed with a number of capabilities and competencies that are more relatives going forward and that we will have to capture those. the issue projecting forward is a key area. forcesre fewer deployed which will require the united states to have an employed -- deployed mentality with all of its ground forces that will be increasingly challenging with all of the forces based in the united states, and in logistics. with the across the board forces variety-- from a wider of actions. protecting those forces will be increasingly important in giving persons across the spectrum of response more ability to protect themselves and conduct operations. finally, one interesting point we came to is that we think that given this idea that operations will be left decisive, the forces will have to become more attuned to the i
general prioritization away from consideration of large-scale ground operations now going on inside the pentagon for a variety of reasons. there is war weariness. there is resource challenges, etc. that is competing with this idea that we have become a custom to war a contingency focused. dispensed with a number of capabilities and competencies that are more relatives going forward and that we will have to capture those. the issue projecting forward is a key area. forcesre fewer deployed which...
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i was coming out of the pentagon. it was clearly unsettled. it looked much worse than we had thought. the first hope was that if we got saddam hussein, that would solve the problem. we made an effort to do that. appeared from from afar. in december, we picked up saddam. it became obvious that, as one of my guys described, a bunch of former miss -- regime guys were not really running the beginning of the resistance, the beginning of the insurgency. zarqawi had started to build a network that took trained people, or iraqi sunnis -- trained people, iraqi sunnis, who had been dislocated from their position in society, sometimes government, sometimes military might and they were terrified of the shia, which was going to be dominant in the future. you had this combination of factors that was fear of the future, frustration against foreign invaders, and then -- not as much religious extremism as sometimes is perceived. it was not really an al qaeda religious movement. it was a political movement, but he got leveraged by some very clever work by peopl
i was coming out of the pentagon. it was clearly unsettled. it looked much worse than we had thought. the first hope was that if we got saddam hussein, that would solve the problem. we made an effort to do that. appeared from from afar. in december, we picked up saddam. it became obvious that, as one of my guys described, a bunch of former miss -- regime guys were not really running the beginning of the resistance, the beginning of the insurgency. zarqawi had started to build a network that...
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then we went to the pentagon there were a lot of notable military and intelligence officers, help the number of action officers racing back and forth. reports were flowing egyptian forces were poised -- or were crossing the canal. the intelligence for increase. intelligence reports increased. we have reports of dogfights between israeli and syrian aircraft. saidhis point dick leghman leman, we can do no good here and i suggest we return where we might be able to do good. that was a very interesting and paralyzing event. when we returned to langley, all of the senior officers were present. of middlem director east and african division took the lead on what the agency should do next. it was a distinguished and decisive individual armed with a doctorate on colonial african history. he told him plans were underway to establish the cia task force and wanted dick covar to head the task force. he was one of the agency's most distinguished intelligence analyst and extraordinarily gifted writer. and he was generally about pierre and production management, having served in a whole series of sen
then we went to the pentagon there were a lot of notable military and intelligence officers, help the number of action officers racing back and forth. reports were flowing egyptian forces were poised -- or were crossing the canal. the intelligence for increase. intelligence reports increased. we have reports of dogfights between israeli and syrian aircraft. saidhis point dick leghman leman, we can do no good here and i suggest we return where we might be able to do good. that was a very...
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do you accept the criticism that the pentagon should have been warning about these sooner? >> first, we started the slowdown in spending on january 10. a number of the measures that i mentioned went into effect shortly after that. significant efforts were made to slow down spending on more draconian actions later. i know that people felt we should have said more earlier. 15 months ago the secretary sent a letter to the u.s. congress saying that the effects of sequestration would be devastating. after that we testified in august and again in september, we listed every single major item we're talking about. we said that there would be cutbacks in readiness and a unit buys would go down with unit costs growing up. what we did not do was detailed budget planning. i do not regret that. if we did it 60 months ago, we would have been wrong. we would not know that congress would have changed the size and the date and we would not have incurred the tigre -- we would not have incurred the degradation route. we sounded the alarm in every way that we could. >> what kind of contract are
do you accept the criticism that the pentagon should have been warning about these sooner? >> first, we started the slowdown in spending on january 10. a number of the measures that i mentioned went into effect shortly after that. significant efforts were made to slow down spending on more draconian actions later. i know that people felt we should have said more earlier. 15 months ago the secretary sent a letter to the u.s. congress saying that the effects of sequestration would be...
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the pentagon is broken. what do we know about al qaeda @? did we know that members of this network, all this information we take for granted now? >> we did not know that much. we did not know who was responsible for 9/11. we had a few assets of the provided us some peripheral information. we did not know very much. it took a long time for us to be in a position to really learn what was going on. in march of 2002, we captured al zabeta. we recognized that we had to do something different. contrary to what some people are saying, he initially provided a couple of pieces of information. then he shut down. we knew they were coming after us in the second wave of attacks. we knew that they had a nuclear program. they had a biological weapons program. we thought we needed to do something different. that is when the enhanced interrogations program came into existence. he went through the program, started in august of 2002 for 20 days or so. if you later -- if you sit recaptured a major player. he was a go-between. this was the key to all of that. we
the pentagon is broken. what do we know about al qaeda @? did we know that members of this network, all this information we take for granted now? >> we did not know that much. we did not know who was responsible for 9/11. we had a few assets of the provided us some peripheral information. we did not know very much. it took a long time for us to be in a position to really learn what was going on. in march of 2002, we captured al zabeta. we recognized that we had to do something different....